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Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
) on Abdominal POCUS ... Diverticular abscess ... Note gas bubbles ... #Abdominal #POCUS ... ultrasound #Gas #Bubbles
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Obstruction - Differential ... Hernia: External abdominal ... Inflammatory: Intra-abdominal ... abscess, "Starch ... #Diagnosis #SBO
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... AMI • PUD • Gastric ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... wall pain • Abdominal ... hernia • Rib fracture
Portal venous gas on hepatic ultrasound: A concerning finding in the critically ill patient that should
reflection on the differential ... demonstrates hyperechoic bubbles ... ulcer), bowel wall ... ileus), intra-abdominal ... hepatology #liver #pocus
Dilated Fluid-filled Stomach

SBO POCUS - dilated small bowel loops > 2.5cm, dilated fluid-filled stomach, to-and-fro or
Fluid-filled Stomach SBO ... POCUS - dilated ... infarction; may include wall ... @eabramsMD #Gastric ... #Abdominal #Ultrasound
Gallbladder Sludge ball on POCUS
Can mimic GB mass. Assess mobility & vascularity to differentiate.

Dr. Mohammed Alshamsi
Gallbladder Sludge ball ... on POCUS Can mimic ... Assess mobility ... vascularity to differentiate ... RUQ #clinical #abdominal
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Chronic Abdominal ... Pain - Differential ... Pancreatic tumor • Gastric ... splenomegaly, abscess ... pain • Muscle wall
Perforated Gastric Ulcer on Abdominal POCUS
Not all FASTs are simple. Take a look at this! There
Ulcer on Abdominal ... POCUS Not all ... Your differential ... #Ulcer #Abdominal ... #POCUS #clinical
Complex Ascites on POCUS
62 yo F with rec dx colon CA s/p colectomy, liver cirrhosis w
Complex Ascites on POCUS ... POCUS performed ... bright white gas bubbles ... #ultrasound #abdominal ... #abscess